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Word Order Practice
Listen to each sentence and arrange the words in the correct order. Click on words to move them to your answer area.
Green checkmark (✓) means your current word order is correct so far. Red X (✗) means there's an error in the order.
Why Word Order Matters in English
Word order is crucial in English because it affects meaning. Unlike some languages that use case endings or particles to show word relationships, English relies heavily on word order to convey meaning.
This exercise helps you:
- Internalize English sentence patterns
- Recognize how common phrasal verbs fit into sentences
- Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
- Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
1
0
/10
to
three
san
like
The
felt
Kaiko
hell
months
last
The
last
three
months
felt
like
hell
to
Kaiko
san
2
0
/14
at
every
been
and
beavering
she
saving
has
her
yen
earned
work
away
She
She
has
been
beavering
away
at
her
work
and
saving
every
yen
she
earned
3
0
/20
lot
slipped
of
a
with
while
a
husband
quietly
Her
then
leaving
debt
the
off
and
money
borrowed
Keiko
back
Her
husband
borrowed
a
lot
of
money
a
while
back
and
then
slipped
off
quietly
leaving
Keiko
with
the
debt
4
0
/21
lay
one
so
more
For
foolishness
him
could
such
she
she
one
time
prayed
meet
for
month
him
into
she
could
For
one
month
she
prayed
she
could
meet
him
one
more
time
so
she
could
lay
into
him
for
such
foolishness
5
0
/21
money
to
the
back
an
they
company
met
Then
arrived
agreement
and
fast
with
loan
about
at
pay
how
the
she
Then
she
met
with
the
loan
company
and
they
arrived
at
an
agreement
about
how
fast
to
pay
back
the
money
6
0
/11
the
Now
do
back
she
is
money
to
all
wants
pay
Now
all
she
wants
to
do
is
pay
back
the
money
Tips for Effective Practice
- Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
- Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
- Notice how common phrasal verbs are positioned in sentences
- If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
- After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence